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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

Maybe you were contemplating a change in employment policies such as flextime or one in customer-facing processes such as a new billing system. The change is a success, right? Without some knowledge of what would have taken place in the absence of the change, it’s hard to evaluate your success. Maybe or maybe not.

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Microfinance Is Good for Women, but It's Only Part of the Solution

Harvard Business Review

Among countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), women on average spend about 2.4 Many companies also need to adopt more progressive policies regarding flextime, career stops, job sharing, and other alternative career paths. Such policies are often illegal but nonetheless remain in practice.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

Too many companies bet on having a cut-throat, high-pressure, take-no-prisoners culture to drive their financial success. A Gallup poll showed that, even when workplaces offered benefits such as flextime and work-from-home opportunities, engagement predicted wellbeing above and beyond anything else.

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How to Think Like a Futurist

Strategy Driven

For me, the ideal timeframe for futurist thinking is 5-10 years, because although no one can successfully predict the future, in this window you are more likely to be able to clearly see where things are going according to current operating models. It’s about coming up with possible scenarios for the future given these developments.